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Enchoptera apicalis

Conservation status: ?

This Longhorn Beetle was observed in Girraween on a Leionema ambiens Fruit Salad Plant.

The beetle mimicks a narrow-waisted wasp as a survival strategy. A predator might think twice about eating what it thinks could be a dangerous wasp.

 
Scientific Classification
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Coleoptera
Cerambycidae
Enchoptera
apicalis


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